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In 1994 Fiat's last Croma station wagon of the so-called D-class, also represented by VW Passat, Ford Mondeo and Opel Vectra left the production line. Now he's back. And the Italians spared no effort to meet the demands of business men of the middle management who need a company car and father's between 30 and 50 (so the aspired target group).
7500 kilometers in the new Fiat Croma: Enough time to get familiar with each other and get to know some of the weaknesses and strengths of each other. Evident at the very first moment, during the routing maneuvers and lasting for months whenever backing into a parking space: The Croma is larger as one would think. This is due to the trick of adding bigger curves and bulges at places of the car where there already are some. Thus sharp tongued objectors would call the Croma flatulently. In practice this is perceivable because of an astounding loading volume and – at least at the rear, nice head liberty. In the front row, where one has an elevated view to the street, head liberty is not that amazing.
A very good choice is the 150-PS-Turbodiesel, which lies in the offered middle field of Fiat with its performance and (thanks to the 6-speed-transmission) shines with flabbergasting consumption values in this class.
If traveling together for such a long time, some weaknesses like abrupt radio switch off and Navi when shutting the motor off, the in winter too often overstrained glass wiper or the (Fiat-typical) climate control unit making itself independent every now and then don't count so much anymore. Other things are unfortunately more annoying: The navigation- and CD radio system (additional) of the test Croma is not only hard to be read, but also complex and laborious to handle.
In other respects Croma is a more inconspicuous, yet very practical car, which is not only like a van almost suitable for great family vacations, but is also able to offer a good portion of genuine limousine comfort in the second row.
The Croma is 3 cm higher and 24 cm longer as the Stilo estate car and shares the very positively conspicuous chassis of the Opel Vectra. Also felicitous: the low noise level inside, improved by a special film of polyvinyl in the windshield.
Newly developed and for the first time available in the Fiat Croma is a for more powerful motors suitable 6-speed manual transmission, as well as a 6-speed automatic transmission, which can also possible be manually shifted.
Weak points: The rear head rests can not be far enough wheeled-away for adults and disturb at the back. Belts are not adjustable in height, the center seat in the second row is adamant because of the tipped up arm rest and the door storage shelves could be deeper for maps.
During the 7500 test kilometers only one check and brake readjust (due to noises) was necessary, covered by the guarantee.
Serial on board of the tested Fiat Croma 1.9 JTD Multijet 150 Emotion on the road: 7 airbags (incl. driver-knee-airbag), ABS with ESP, 2 ISOFIX anchoring for rear children seats, fog lights, heatable exterior mirrors, back up sensors, cruise control, CD-radio.
Extras: Metallic paint (514 Euros), leather upholstery (1518 Euros), steering-wheel control (79 Euros), Navigation-System (2376 Euros – prices in Austria incl. taxes)
The Fiat Croma 1.9 JTD 150 Emotion in motion
Engine/Powertrain * * * * *
We liked: Well-known and approved highly powerful Fiat Multijet-Diesel Motor with standard particle filter, low consumption.
We didn't like: Vibrations in idle speed could be lesser.
Comfort * * * *
We liked: A new Fiat generation representative regarding workmanship quality, which is very high. Little wind noises, good leg rest in front, load sill even.
We didn't like: Little seat side stability, seat adjustment arduous
Handling * * * *
We liked: Good attuned, neutral chassis, easy, precise 6-speed manual transmission, comfortable little raised seating position
We didn't like: Near the center arm rest positioned hand brake hard to operate
Space/Variability * * * * *
We liked: Wonderfully large car trunk (500 liters), roomy glove box, and plenty of pockets, enormous rear head- and leg liberty, back seats easy to shift, finally 1610 liters load volume.
Performance * * * *
Top speed: 210 km/h. Acceleration: from 0 to 100 km/h in 9.6 seconds. Fuel consumption during test drive: 7.2 liters on 100 km. Price (Fiat Croma 1.9 JTD 150 Emotion): Starting from EUR 28.750 in Austria (test car with extras: EUR 33.156 incl. any taxes)
Data from the manufacturer
Engine
Common-rail-diesel, row-four-cylinder with turbo charger and Intercooler, 1910 ccm, 110 kW/150 PS at 4000/min, 320 Nm at 2000/min, four valves per cylinder, two overhead camshafts, light alloy cylinder head.
Powertrain
On the front wheels, 6-speed manual transmission.
Chassis and Body
self-supporting body with auxiliary frame; front Mc Pherson struts and delta-wishbone-axle; one rear trailing link and three transverse control arms; front and rear sway bar, coil springs and telescopic shock absorbers.
Tyres, Brakes and Steering
four-wheel disc brakes, ABS and anti-slip control(ASC); Hand brake on rear wheels; power-assisted rack and pinion steering, fuel tank 62 liters, tires 215/50 R 17, rims 7 J.
Dimensions and weights
wheelbase 2700 mm, length 4755 mm, width 1775 mm, height 1595 mm, from 1530 kg 10.9 meters turning point.
Fuel Consumption
on 100 km (according to manufacturer): urban 8.2, extra-urban 4.9, mixed 6.1 liters. Diesel.
The whole engine palette
PETROL:
1.8 MPI 16V: 4 cylinder, 1796 ccm, 103 kW/140 HP at 6300/min, 175 Nm at 3800/min
2.2 MPI 16V: 4 cylinder, 2198 ccm, 108 kW/147 HP at 5800/min, 203 Nm at 4000/min
DIESEL:
1.9 Multijet 8V: 4 cylinder, common rail with turbo charger, 1910 ccm, 88 kW/120 PS at 4000/min, 280 Nm at 2000/min, 0 - 100 km/h in 11.3 sec, 195 km/h, mixed consumption: 6.1 liters
1.9 Multijet 16V: 4 cylinder, common rail with turbo charger, 1910 ccm, 110 kW/150 PS at 4000/min, 320 Nm at 2000/min, 0 - 100 km/h in 9.6 sec, 210 km/h, mixed consumption: 6.1 liters
2.4 Multijet 20V Automatic: 5 cylinder, common rail with turbo charger, 2387 ccm, 147 kW/200 PS at 4000/min, 400 Nm at 2000/min, 0 - 100 km/h in 8.5 sec, 216 km/h, mixed consumption: 8.1 liters
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